John Lloyd Mills Young(born July 4, 1975) is an American actor and singer.[1][2]In 2006, he won theTony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musicalfor his role asFrankie Valliin Broadway'sJersey Boys. He is the only American actor to date to have received a Lead Actor in a Musical Tony,Drama Desk,Outer Critics CircleandTheatre World Awardfor a Broadway debut.[citation needed]Young sang lead vocals on the Grammy-award winningJersey Boyscast album, certified Platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America. Young reprised his role as Frankie Valli in Warner Brothers'film adaptation ofJersey Boys, directed byClint Eastwoodand released June 20, 2014. Young was appointed by PresidentBarack Obamato thePresident's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. He was sworn in by Supreme Court JusticeElena Kaganon November 21, 2013.